GROWING RIGHT

A man of God was instructed by God to marry a woman who was a harlot. Despite the fact the harlot got married to this man of God, it didn't restrict her from continuing in her life of fornication and adultery. This was the case of Hosea. God instructed him to marry a harlot purposefully to paint a scenerio to Hosea that the Israelites (God's own people) lived the adulterous life toward God. They belong to God yet had other things in their hearts. In His words to Hosea, God said, "...for the land has committed great harlotry by departing from the Lord". (Hosea 1:2c). The Israelites knew about God but departed from Him. They experienced His mercy, love, faithfulness, goodness, etc.  The red Sea was parted for their sake, they ate food of angels when they had no food, the rock produced water when it seemed hopeless, the strong walls of Jericho crumbled down, they had countless victories in battles against their enemies and many more miracles done for them yet...

Many (even Christians) are guilty of being so engrossed with the luxuries and pleasantries this world gives and get carried away by it only to forget it is temporal.  This is bad especially for a true Christian–born again– because scripture reveals what we are in this world. We are pilgrims, passersby, sojourners... etc. (1peter 2:11). We don't belong here, so we aren't meant to get too comfortable in this world. This however, isn't allocated to Christians alone but every human in existence. The Bible says everything shall one day pass away. (1 peter 1:24). So, while enjoying life and being so loosed to every passing thing, remember that eternity is just a breath away. There are two destinations and definitely you can't miss one. What determines where you'll end is your life on Earth. How you lived your life; if you fulfilled purpose and yielded to the spirit of God, if you propagated Christ, if you made use of God's grace provided for you, if you sp...

Does it mean that comparison can have a healthy form since this blog title indicates "unhealthy comparison"? Well... Yes, it can. And I'll tell you why. Just keep reading through. I'm certain you'll learn a thing or two. First off, I'd love to establish why people compare themselves with others? I'm sure that in one way or another you've compared yourself unconsciously to someone, no matter how confident you are. That's because there's definitely someone that's living an expectation you desire to live–directly or indirectly. Well, humans generically are social creatures. This however, influences our minds to be attentive to other people's thoughts about us, and by so doing, we compare ourselves to them.  This however, is very unhealthy. The negatives of comparison can have great effect on our minds. Measuring yourself up with another individual that looks or seems better than you either in looks or condition in every wise ca...

We live in a world where evil and darkness lurks on every corner; where the devil is tagged the god of this world. The Christians, however, are present here as a Light to distort the works of darkness and captivate lives through the Light of Christ hence translating those in darkness from the agenda of Satan to the plan and will of God for man. I assure you even as it is clear to you reading this article that Satan the devil stops at nothing to frustrate God's children; those who has this Light. Everyone with the seal of redemption is the devil's enemy. He tries to take us down as to quench the Light that's a threat to his mission. That is why you as a Christian need the HEDGE. What hedge exactly? First off, I want you to know this. A hedge built around something especially a very important property is built to protect it from impending attacks and threatening conditions. It is built to keep a threatening enemy from intruding and invading it. A hedge is always b...